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Pesto Course in Levanto

"Since 1976 in Levanto’s historical center the laboratory of the pesto prepares the most ancient and well-known sauce in the world. In this laboratory you will have the chance to learn how to make the pesto sauce with your own hands following the traditio you will taste the pesto sauce made with the modern method while assisting the demonstration and explanation of the pesto sauce made with the mortar.Here comes the moment to make your own pesto sauce with the mortar: wash and dry the basil leaves pounding them together with salt pine nuts and garlic add the parmesan cheese and at the end the extra virgin olive oil. You will get a concentrated and perfumed pesto cream which can be used on the pasta or on a slice of bruschetta.At the end you will enjoy your own made pesto sauce together with a glass of white wine and some typical local products such as olives 'taggiasche' (small and black olives) bruschetta with anchovies and a typical pastry with limoncino."

Paragliding over the Cinque Terre

"A tandem flight is a 'paragliding flight in two people': the instructor pilot who will take you in the air and will guide you on what to do is positioned behind the passenger. You instead will be seating in the front seat in a very comfortable harness to enjoy the view and the feelings that solo pilots usually have.You will have the chance to enjoy fantastic views while flying up to Cinque Terre. The flight in Monterosso is available only from October through April. During the summer months th subject to availability."

Mountain Bike Tour in the Cinque Terre

"The mountain bike guide will welcome you at La Spezia train station. You will be given the mountain bikes and a short briefing with some instructions about the tour. After about 30 minutes cycling on the road leading to Portovenere which offers you great you will start a climb on an abandoned military road that takes you up to the little village of Campiglia which will take approximately 2 hours biking up the hill to 1312 feet (400 meters) above sea level. From there you can enjoy breathtaking views over the Gulf of Poets on one side and the sea of the Cinque Terre on the other side. Alessandra a young lady owning a little bar will offer you here a tasty light lunch made of typical Ligurian snacks: focaccia vegetable cakes cheese. After this break the tour continues for about one hour

Vicenzo and Lorenzo Butiegas' shop

Not a restaurant, but a small shop specializing in organic local products. As suggested in Rick Steves' Italy guidebook, we ordered simple paninis made from locally-baked bread, locally-made cheese,...

La Posada

As we reached Corniglia, coming down from the high trail on path “7a”, we turned left toward town, then left again at the first road (Via Fieschi) with signs pointing to cool drinks, a restaurant, and...

A Cantina de Mananan

Corniglia is set up in the cliffs high above the sea and this little restaurant is tucked away in a small narrow street of this town. The restaurant is old a little dark not in a bad way, more cozy. I...

Gelato in Corniglia

One of the good things about hiking in the Cinque Terre is that it gives you an excuse to eat as much gelato as you like!!!We stopped off in Corniglia on the lookout for a small ice cream treat, and...

Chiesa di San Pietro

St. Pete’s is the other of the village’s two chapels and another bright, airy beauty. This 14th-century (1334) church rests on the foundations of a 1000 year-old chapel - traces of which can clearly...

Local Life

In italy, la passeggiata - the little walk - is a languid stroll customarily taken in the early evening. Corniglia is so small that if you don’t slow your steps you’ll have covered her end-to-end in...